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Unidentified first (?) agent at Granby has Rocky Mountain canaries that enjoy music on the popular trunks of some returning Grand Lakes guest : the canaries also accompanied him to his operators room.

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Call Number	X-9773
Title	Unidentified first (?) agent at Granby has Rocky Mountain canaries that enjoy music on the popular trunks of some returning Grand Lakes guest : the canaries also accompanied him to his operators room.
Summary	Possibly the first agent of the Western Union Telegraph Cable in Granby, Grand County, Colorado, plays music for two "Rocky Mountain canaries" (burros) in front of his office. A phonograph (gramophone) sits on top of a passenger's trunks by the Denver Northwestern and Pacific (later Denver Rio Grande) railroad tracks; a box car shows in distance.
Date	[between 1905 and 1910]
Notes	Formerly F43310.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100097731
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Subject	Granby (Colo.)--1900-1910. Donkeys--Colorado--Granby--1900-1910.
Source	Source: E.T. Bollinger collection, 4/7/77.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F43310 DPLW
Filename	10009773.tif